Environmentalists Headed to Court Over Proposed Oil Well in Florida Watershed December 10, 2024 By Kate Payne TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Environmentalists are heading to court to try to stop a plan to drill for oil in...
AI Chatbot Pushed Florida Teen to Suicide, Lawsuit Against Its Creator Alleges October 29, 2024 By Kate Payne In the final moments before he took his own life, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III took out his phone and messaged...
Milton Ravaged One of the Most Popular Areas for Snowbirds on Florida’s Gulf Coast October 24, 2024 By Michael Schneider and Kate Payne BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The start of “snowbird” season in Florida is only weeks away, but many Florida Gulf...
Rebuild or What? Florida Towns Hit Three Times by Hurricanes Face Tough Choice October 4, 2024 By Kate Payne and David R. Martin HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It was just a month ago that Brooke Hiers left the state-issued emergency trailer where...